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The job search agency Scout Sunday conducted a survey on 1,358 job applicants (838 males, 520 females) and 1,869 employed workers (1,026 males, 843 females) asking them whether they had ever lied in a job interview. In response, 58.8 percent of the applicants and 66.5 percent of the already employed individuals said they had lied in a job interview.
Asking about the specifics, 26.7 percent said they had lied about "foreign language or computer skills,¡± followed by ¡°extracurricular or academic activities¡± with 17.5 percent, ¡°job experiences¡± with 14.9 percent, and ¡°physical features¡± with 9 percent. When asked about how they felt about lying, 61.4 percent said ¡°a little fabrication is necessary¡± and 10.5 percent said they would do ¡°anything to get the job.¡± On the other hand, only 17.3 percent said they felt some sense of guilt.
67.4 percent of the employed respondents said they got employed by lying, and among them, 43.3 percent said they got caught lying afterwards. However, 89.5 percent said the company overlooked the situation, while 8.3 percent said they had to perform certain requirements for verification and 2.2 percent said the company annulled the employment contract.
(Bang Sung-hoon, sungbang@chosun.com )
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